I think Locked Door is referring to the negotiations between WW and Tony Woodley that led to the cabin crew strike in early 2007 being called off at the last minute.
It was rumoured at the time WW threatened to sue Unite over their involvement in the GG strike.
WW may threaten to do so again, but it is much harder to bring a case four years on in terms of gathering evidence etc. I also doubt BA would really want to wash its dirty laundry in public where any embarrasing revelations for the airline in evidence or cross-examination would be seized upon by the media, and Unite wouldn't be able to pay a fraction of the damages due to BA (at least £40m). Preparing for a court case can also consume a huge amount of management time and can be a big distraction from day to day business. So Unite could all BA's bluff and say sue us.
Last edited by LD12986; 15th Aug 2009 at 21:16.